The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-16

arms, 70 leago the oabin>W with them.
Outside the door ohe Jaw q .oo1<ios
going 70 the spring Cor .Wntsr. snd
screamed to attract hIs attention. One
Of the Indians threatened to kin her
with his tomahawk; another put his
hand over her mouth, and third, run
ming up, prevented the first from kill
ling her. and claimed her as his sQuaW.
The soldier, whose name WAS Wolf, ran
for the block house. Seven or eight
shots were fired at him, one Of which
broke his arm.
Still standing at the cabin door,
Massey HARRISON told the Indians Of
the number of men In the block house
hoping to divert their attention so that
she might escape. But on learning
that there were forty excellent marks
men there, they made haste to retreat,
logging her to urge her along. The
elder boy they led by the hand; the
younger one ran into the house and
cried pitifully. To still his cries an
Indian seized him by the heels, dashed
his brains out against the door sill. and
then scalped him.
"When l witnessed this inhuman
butchery OF my own child" says the
mother, I'll gave most indiscribable
and terrific scream, and felt dimness
come over my eyes next To blindness,
and my senses were nearly gone. The
savages then gave me blow across
my face and head and brought me TO
my sight and recollection again. Dur
ing the whole OF this agonizing scene
! kept my infant In my arms"
The party which made the capture
numbered thirty of whom two
were white men painted rs Indians
After proceeding a short distance they
stole the horses of John Currie, Mrs.
Harbison's uncle. and two Of the In
dams took charge of the captives, the
remainder going In another direction.
After trying in vain Ia make the
horses. with their double loads. swim
the river, they left them behind, and
took their prisoners over to an island
in canoe. As soon as they landed the
. year old boy who was crying over the
fate OF his little brother. Was toma-
hawked and scaiped. The mother fell
fainting 10 the ground and remained
unconscious some time. Partially re-
yiving. she glanced around. saw the
bleeding scalp Of her child, and again
sank down. The next that she knew
she was being beaten TO make her
arise.
From the island the sayages led their
prisoners now reduced 10 two, the
mother and babe To the north side of
the Allegheny, wadlng across In a
shallow place. They proceeded on
ward across the Buffalo and the Con-
noquenessing creek, and az night came
10 "a camp AT the salt lick, within two
miles of where Butler now stands. The
woman's arms were pinioned behind
her back; she was seated on blanket
between the two savages, and In that
position wore away the long hours Of
the Iirst night of her captivity.
The next night the Indians and their
captives occupied another camp not far
from the first. On the morning Of the
third day one Of the savages left the
camp and the other fell asleep. Massey
HARRISON then made her escape, after
taking from the stun which they had
stolen AT her house dress for herself
and child. She first proceeded la u
direction away from her home, in order
TO mislead them; then turning around.
she walked as rapidly as possible un-
oil o'clock In the afternoon, when her
suiferings from fatigue and hunger
compelled her TO rest until the next
day. She had neither shoes nor stock
ings upon her feet. which were terribly
lacerated and bruised by thorns and
rocks.
In the evening of the following day
the cries of her child came near bring
ing about her recapture. She crept In
TO the tops Of fallen tree, and an In
dian passed SO near that she could hear
him at every step. But the darkness
befriended her, and after the Indian
had gone she found another hiding
place mile or SO distant, an rested SCI
curely until morning. On the fifth day
OF her sufferings she wandered la
search Of the Allegheny river, having
lost her course and being ignorant Of
her whereabouts. On the morning OF
sunday, May %, following COW path,
she came 10 "a deserted cabin. The
sound Of a COW bell fell upon her ear,
and pushing onward with all the
strength she could summon she at last
reached the river and was rejoiced to
find herself opposite the block house at
Six-mile island. Three men saw her
and came over with canoe, and Mas.